Change or Die

Based on the author's sensational May 2005 cover story for Fast Company, a cultural analysis debunks five popular myths about change, drawing on the research and ideas of top medical, science, and corporate leaders to challenge companies and individuals to conduct business in fundamentally different ways.

Informationen zum Autor Alan Deutschman is a senior writer at Fast Company and the author of two previous books, The Second Coming of Steve Jobs and A Tale of Two Valleys . He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife. Klappentext Change or Die. What if you were given that choice? If you didn't, your time would end soon--a lot sooner than it had to. Could you change when change matters most?This is the question Alan Deutschman poses in Change or Die, which began as a sensational cover story by the same title for Fast Company. Deutschman concludes that although we all have the ability to change our behavior, we rarely ever do. From patients suffering from heart disease to repeat offenders in the criminal justice system to companies trapped in the mold of unsuccessful business practices, many of us could prevent ominous outcomes by simply changing our mindset.A powerful book with universal appeal, Change or Die deconstructs and debunks age-old myths about change and empowers us with three critical keys--relate, repeat, and reframe--to help us make important positive changes in our lives. Explaining breakthrough research and progressive ideas from a wide selection of leaders in medicine, science, and business (including Dr. Dean Ornish, Mimi Silbert of the Delancey Street Foundation, Bill Gates, Daniel Boulud, and many others), Deutschman demonstrates how anyone can achieve lasting, revolutionary changes that are positive, attainable, and absolutely vital. Zusammenfassung Change or Die. What if you were given that choice? If you didn't! your time would end soona lot sooner than it had to. Could you change when change matters most? This is the question Alan Deutschman poses in Change or Die ! which began as a sensational cover story by the same title for Fast Company . Deutschman concludes that although we all have the ability to change our behavior! we rarely ever do. From patients suffering from heart disease to repeat offenders in the criminal justice system to companies trapped in the mold of unsuccessful business practices! many of us could prevent ominous outcomes by simply changing our mindset. A powerful book with universal appeal! Change or Die deconstructs and debunks age-old myths about change and empowers us with three critical keysrelate! repeat! and reframeto help us make important positive changes in our lives. Explaining breakthrough research and progressive ideas from a wide selection of leaders in medicine! science! and business (including Dr. Dean Ornish! Mimi Silbert of the Delancey Street Foundation! Bill Gates! Daniel Boulud! and many others)! Deutschman demonstrates how anyone can achieve lasting! revolutionary changes that are positive! attainable! and absolutely vital. ...

Autorentext

Alan Deutschman is a senior writer at Fast Company and the author of two previous books, The Second Coming of Steve Jobs and A Tale of Two Valleys. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife.

Klappentext

Change or Die. What if you were given that choice? If you didn't, your time would end soon--a lot sooner than it had to. Could you change when change matters most? This is the question Alan Deutschman poses in Change or Die, which began as a sensational cover story by the same title for Fast Company. Deutschman concludes that although we all have the ability to change our behavior, we rarely ever do. From patients suffering from heart disease to repeat offenders in the criminal justice system to companies trapped in the mold of unsuccessful business practices, many of us could prevent ominous outcomes by simply changing our mindset. A powerful book with universal appeal, Change or Die deconstructs and debunks age-old myths about change and empowers us with three critical keys--relate, repeat, and reframe--to help us make important positive changes in our lives. Explaining breakthrough research and progressive ideas from a wide selection of leaders in medicine, science, and business (including Dr. Dean Ornish, Mimi Silbert of the Delancey Street Foundation, Bill Gates, Daniel Boulud, and many others), Deutschman demonstrates how anyone can achieve lasting, revolutionary changes that are positive, attainable, and absolutely vital.